The Queyras is divided into several valleys where are divided the various villages of the massif. It is an ideal destination for hiking, in particular along the great hiking trails GR5 and GR58 (tour of Queyras). You can admire the fauna and particularly the exceptional flora of this massive. Since 1977, a regional park was created, its territory extends over 650 km2.

The road of sundials

Sundials road runs through the Department of the Hautes-Alpes with more than 400 antique and contemporary dials.

Route des Grandes Alpes

Inaugurated in 1937, the Route of the great Alps is the most beautiful mountain roaming: Thonon-les-Bains at Chin, from Geneva to the Mediterranean, 684 km and 16 passes among the highest in the Alpine french - six of them rising to over 2,000 metres - guide motorists, bikers, cyclists, cycling (and sometimes even... intrepid hikers!).

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Parc Naturel Régional du Queyras

Tourist Office: PARC NATUREL REGIONAL DU QUEYRAS

Local activities: 650 km² of open land, dotted with numerous villages, among them the most beautiful in the Alps. Trails take the visitors through larch forested trails climbing the mountains, where sheep set off the green pastures and the blue sky.

Places to visit: The Musée du Soum is situated in St Véran, the highest village in Europe. Roux lake is in Abriès, at an altitude of 2785 m. Worth visiting: the 13th century Queyras Fort, fortified in the 17th century by Vauban. In Château-Ville-Vieille the House of Arts and Crafts, showcases of Queyrassin savoir faire.

Haut-Guil

Local activities: Organised around the villages of Aiguilles, Abriès and Ristolas, the Haut-Guil region offers numerous open air activitiese: hiking, mountaineering, Nordic skiing and downhill skiing. The region is situated in Queyras Regional Park.

Places to visit: Visit the village of Aiguilles, its 19th century villas, the small valley of Peinin and its chalets, the hamlets of Valpreveyre and Le Roux, Les Thures valley, Cézanne valley, Lacroix pass and the passage to Italy, the hamlet of Echalp and the Viso belvedere.